Stocking Your Home Bar: Rye Whiskey Advice From the Experts

Last week, we got some expert tips on the best bourbon to buy for cocktails and sipping at home. But these days we often find ourselves reaching for rye-based cocktails instead; sometimes we're just not craving the sweetness of bourbon. So which rye should we buy for cocktails at home? As usual, our experts are full of advice.

Kamal Mukherjee, founder of DrinkUpNY

What's your one must-have bottle of rye?

If I were going to have one bottle of rye in my home bar, it would be Templeton Small Batch Rye Whiskey. Always nice to have a good product that is little hard to find—it's great on the palate and you can boast that you've tracked down something special.

Jayson Wilde, Bar Manager at Bourbon and Branch (San Francisco)

If you could only have one rye at home, what would it be?

Rittenhouse 100. It's nice and hot without being too hot. It's got depth, great spice. Ask anyone, it is the best well rye there is. It stands up great in cocktails and it is incredibly affordable. Only downside is the limited allocation.